Identity and locality
Hypancistrus seideli complex (historic L333), 2024 online / 2025 journal
Xingu-origin aquarium breeding research, Brazil
Diagnostic evidence and naming
Aquaculture International paper DOI 10.1007/s10499-024-01720-z used 56 fish distributed among 120-L breeding aquaria in four sex-ratio treatments (one male with one to four females). Across 180 days, researchers report 145 spawns and high hatching/eclosion percentages. Article originally says Hypancistrus sp. because modern H. seideli formal description followed in 2025.
Breeding and genetics limitations
Abstract contains contradictory text about which group had lowest mean spawn frequency; preserve verbatim source uncertainty and do not designate best ratio without full-table verification. This is population study, NOT genetic color-line-founder proof.
Original references
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Public Discord research discussion
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